Category: News

By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council, will in Tuwsday hold its annual Ramadan Lecture as part of activities to promote moral values, spiritual reflection and peaceful coexistence during the month of Ramadan. The lecture, which is expected to attract journalists, Islamic scholars, traditional rulers and members of the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government and employers to implement stronger policies that promote gender equality and protect women from exploitation and violence. It made the call in a statement issued to mark the 2026 International Women’s Day, signed by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. In […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Okon Placid as the new Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO. The appointment takes immediate effect, according to a statement issued Sunday in Abuja by the outgoing Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin. DCP Placid, who was born on December 2, 1970, […]

Petrol price crosses N1,000/litre, queues return Nigeria not facing fiscal collapse, Edun insists FG activates measures for safety of nationals in Middle East The Federal Government is assessing the possible economic impact of the growing conflict in the Middle East on the national economy as the parties involved in the crisis show no signs of […]

By Banji Ayoola Because the earth today is the dominion of the Darkness, it is difficult for any human being to liberate him, or herself without the help of the Power Which is greater than that of the Darkness, or its principal Lucifer. Indeed, the entire mankind today is embedded in the Darkness reared by […]

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, will open its online registration portal for prospective corps members from March 12 to March 18, 2026. This was announced in a notice posted on the corps’ official social media platforms on Friday. It said only graduates whose names appear on the approved Senate or Academic Board lists submitted […]

At last, relief has come the way of the Olusegun Agagu University of Technology, OAUSTECH, Okitipupa, as Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised to complete the chains of abandoned projects littering the institution’s landscape. The institution’s management has made many passionate appeals to successive administrations in the state since Governor Olusegun Agagu, the founder, […]

Consumers and other end users of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, are groaning over what they described as a sudden increase in the pump price from about N925 to between N1,020 and above in some areas. The sudden increment, it was reliably gathered, caught many consumers unaware, as there was no prior […]

Prof Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Prof Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, has warned that Nigeria is facing serious governance and security challenges, saying the country itself risks being “kidnapped” if the leadership crisis confronting it persists. […]

Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on Friday called for credible preparations ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections warning that the international community would be closely watching developments in the country. He made the remarks in his chairman’s opening address at the 2026 memorial lecture in honour of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, held in […]